San Marino — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for San Marino, 2010–2022.
Education spending for San Marino was 2.90% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 12 years, from 2010 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 3.56% in 2018. The lowest was 2.63% in 2010 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.81% per year.
San Marino ranks 138 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so San Marino sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2013–2022) the figure moved down 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 45 economies; Armenia (2.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 21% in 2013. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 85 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 106th of 130 in 2010 → 112th of 157 in 2020 → 112th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2010 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.63% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was San Marino’s Education spending in 2011?
2.7% (2011). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is San Marino’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2010 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +10.2% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 2.9%; 2021: 3.11%; 2020: 3.42%; 2019: 3.38%; 2018: 3.56%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.